deficit

Example Sentences

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Some of the city’s projected deficits were because of policy commitments passed by the council that weren’t adequately funded, Gusdorf said.

From The Wall Street Journal

But it’s had the opposite effect on inflation, given the nation’s trade in goods deficit, which leads to higher interest rates and elevated borrowing costs.

From Barron's

So far the status of the dollar as the world’s dominant global currency, and therefore the U.S.’s so-called “exorbitant privilege” of being able to run sustained balance-of-payments deficits without penalty, has remained intact.

From Barron's

Homeowners can take out mortgages that foreigners envy, U.S. companies raise money easily and the federal government can run massive deficits year after year.

From The Wall Street Journal

Takaichi is far from that point: markets calmed in the following days, and Japan's modest budget deficit allows it to absorb shocks.

From Barron's